FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced that Eric Wieman has joined the company's Virginia-based Government Services Business Unit as the new Executive Vice President of its Civilian IT Division.

In his new role, Wieman will be responsible for managing the delivery of Perot Systems' $300 million IT services business to federal civilian agencies. Prior to joining Perot Systems, Wieman served as the Vice President for Science and Engineering Services (SES) at CSC, where he was responsible for the leadership of a 1,200 person organization providing scientific, engineering, and Information Technology solutions and services in U.S. Federal civilian agencies. Wieman also previously spent five years at Raytheon; and also served in business development, program management, and business management roles at a number of companies including Federal Data Corporation and Northrop Grumman.

About Perot Systems

Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2007 revenue of $2.6 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

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